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@1960taylor2 жыл бұрын
My 1 acre pond is solid blue clay...we hauled 350 trucks of peat out and that's what was under it all. Sold the peat and the pond was free.
@russellrankin79802 жыл бұрын
Boy sounds like the pond doctor owes Charlie big time!😁
@glennegan2192 жыл бұрын
Omg !!! Love that "casual " toss of those stumps !!!
@jamesbreault57622 жыл бұрын
There are some pretty healthy roots on those trees
@maxmacdonald71742 жыл бұрын
I thank you Chris, for the explanation and the work you do to edit these video's. I forget it takes you a couple of hours each time you put one out.
@lanceboyett90342 жыл бұрын
🙏AMEN🙏
@wendymorrison58032 жыл бұрын
There is always another task waiting. Even if a burn isn't possible. So you pulled stumps, cleared the brush up and made ready for the next step. You are working every day. It amazes me.
@DavidSmith-zr3nd2 жыл бұрын
I always feel like I'm in the cab with an old friend. I appreciate all the explanation. Great video
@cullenmiller81702 жыл бұрын
You need a big blower to help burn. I worked for a place and we had a tandem axle trailer with a 6-71 Detroit engine powering a blower. I could barely breath when I got close in the D7 pushing brush up to the excavator feeding the pit. The blower duct was about 30' long and had nozzles pointing into the pit.
@GARDENER422 жыл бұрын
That stumper does a WAY better job of pulling stumps & getting the dirt off them than a bucket - must be worth every penny.
@jasonmckee50302 жыл бұрын
I see you have a draft trough or what I call an animal trough coming out of the burn pit. I dug a burn pit a few years ago and came back the next morning and there was someone's dog trying to climb out of my hole. So from then on I dig an animal trough before I leave the day of digging the hole. The dog was fine he just couldn't climb up the dirt wall. He was glad to see me and I gave him water and a sausage and biscuit as soon as he came up the trough. Good video Chris. Thanks
@rustysteel87142 жыл бұрын
Never thought about that, Jason. You're a good guy! 👍
@lanceboyett90342 жыл бұрын
I REALLY appreciate YOU && ANYONE ELSE for using the GIFT of common sense that the lord provides us with. It restores some of my faith in ppl when I read comments like this. Thank You my Brother. 🙏👊
@dennisryan74872 жыл бұрын
Chris! Nice Camera work. ...I like that special " Fall " effects ya threw in there,... you know,... the leaves falling off the trees on cue!
@Sunshine-wc2jp2 жыл бұрын
So impressive how you work the excavator- you don’t seem to think about each movement beforehand- just about what you want to accomplish and you make it happen seemingly automatically!! Great job!!
@jenkins21622 жыл бұрын
The red clay is high in Iron, the Iron has been leached out of the white/blue. It's also a sign of being wet frequently. At least that what I remember from soil science class.
@randytravis39982 жыл бұрын
up in NY we have lots of blue clay I been down south a few times its about NC area you start seeing red ground ... my 30 acres has about a foot of clay mix top soil then blue clay then deeper we have shale my yard will not drain ..need Chris and the dozer too fix it field looks like a wavey ocean ..
@Luke.B21842 жыл бұрын
It's really nice to hear all the do and do not with any of the equipment I'm sure there's a lot of operators that take that advice into consideration whether they say it or not I sure do appreciate the tips every little bit helps
@dansbrown13132 жыл бұрын
Thanks for a great video! Listening to you explain the rationale for what you do was very interesting. Also fun to hear how excited you are to get Betty on the job site. (Me too.)
@gavhirt91682 жыл бұрын
The blue is what potters want it makes great ceramic
@Monkeysic2 жыл бұрын
They have blue clay pits where I grew up. They use it to line ponds that are built in areas that don't hold water. That stuff is worse then grease when it gets wet!!
@kens.37292 жыл бұрын
The Stumper Tosses the Root Wads around like a Rag Doll. Amazing how much Debris is removed.
@frankpristov97452 жыл бұрын
Chris the more I watch these videos the more I learn. Really like your explanation of when to let go of the stump if you decide to chuck it
@gregoryburton43282 жыл бұрын
Awesome video Thanks brother 👍🙏
@BeytekinConstructionMachinery2 жыл бұрын
That's an interesting tool for that job - never seen in real. Have a nice weekend!
@brockshields93362 жыл бұрын
Here in N.E. OK we have yellow clay about 2' down or less. I'm in the Verdigris River bottom that can stay fairly wet (until it isn't and it's concrete). I'm often reminded about the color of the clay when the crawdads build their chimneys in my front yard. I've got one chimney I've saved that is a little over a foot tall. Quite the work of pottery art.
@johnbeck99972 жыл бұрын
The first time I saw that stumper, I blew it off. Now, I realize what an attachment it really is.
@donnaflanagan66122 жыл бұрын
That stumper does a great job, much quicker. The poplar stump gave you a little bit of trouble though. Bring on Betty. Take care & cheers 🐨🦘🥰
@jasoncampbell55182 жыл бұрын
Dear Letsdig18. I'm fairly new to your channel since you have been doing KZfaq for 14 years now. Just wanted to say thanks for the content. I love running equipment myself so I enjoy watching how you tackle different situations. Also its been enjoyable to se how you and dirt perfect do things differently to accomplish the same thing. My issue is you have no playlists. A video pops up and I watch it but can't find the other parts of the job since its from 4 or 5 years ago. Don't know if you would do it but. Breaking up every year into playlists would make it way easier for your viewers to find the videos. Thanks.
@lanceboyett90342 жыл бұрын
Yes Sir, when tossing a stump or whatever, the pucker factor goes WAAAAY UP, when something hangs on the thumb & tries to take you for a ride that you don't want. Lol
@fartzinacan2 жыл бұрын
Out where I grew up in SC were little pockets of that blue clay along the river banks we'd fish. It's some of the slickest, nastiest mess you'll ever try to climb or walk on when it's wet. We'd make "pottery" plates and cups out of it as kids.
@korbendallas71262 жыл бұрын
You should try your hand digging up Bentonite. 👍🙂
@Todd.Roberts2 жыл бұрын
I wish it would hurry up and rain so we can see a good fire .
@craigwavra34952 жыл бұрын
Seemed like a relaxing day to stump. Enjoyed the comment - just a small pile, we know there is no such thing as a small burn pile.
@oldcaretaker2 жыл бұрын
I thought a small pile was a haemaroid
@leol16822 жыл бұрын
Very good info on this video Christ . have good day man .
@terrylutke2 жыл бұрын
I was on a land clearing job where the contractor had dug a burn pit with a 8"-10" steel pipe air feed laid in the bottom. He force fed the pipe with a PTO driven old school silo filler blower. The blower and tractor were remote from the pit by +-100'. Sounded like a jet engine was running in the hole. Hot..Hot!
@addiedeguzman32012 жыл бұрын
Nice watching you. Good day.
@LLImprovement2 жыл бұрын
Those stumps did not have very deep roots at all., the dry soil makes it really easy to knock the dirt out of the roots too.
@earlsmithson47492 жыл бұрын
Hay Chris, we have not had an update on your livestock lately. Bring us up to date on Elvis.
@motorhomemac2 жыл бұрын
👍
@Thecowboy19502 жыл бұрын
Yep I had a little grass fire 🔥 last spring about 10 acres while burning brush pile luckily we got a good fire department
@kevinjohnson97102 жыл бұрын
Glad you said something about flinging stumps because I do it all the time with big pine stumps and I've never thought about that. I'll probably stop doing it now!
@Mike7478F2 жыл бұрын
Howdy !🤠 yea Chris you on it. Small fires in a drizzle better safe than sorry.
@frankbirkemose49672 жыл бұрын
Here in coastal Southern Maine blue clay ( aka marine clay ) we call it Blue Goo, it's the nastiest,, sticky crap known to man
@davidmessersmith7862 жыл бұрын
It’s a close race with Texas gumbo clay! It’s even a mess when you mix with sand trying to turn it into some semblance of a soil the will grow something. I’ve lost my shoe in it before from the stickiness; walked right out of it. And that was after it added about 5 pounds of mud per shoe from walking through it.
@frankbirkemose49672 жыл бұрын
@@davidmessersmith786 sounds like the same stuff
@minadams23372 жыл бұрын
Hi Chris Just wanted to drop you a note letting you know that we have and always have enjoyed your videos. Thank you for being an honest and common sense person.
@sbu932 жыл бұрын
Have you ever thought about getting AMI to make a Root/forestry rake that fit your thumb perfectly? or do you not have use for it?
@davidketterman9612 жыл бұрын
My motto has always been to learn from the person doing the work.. Especially with the experience
@dandevlin1852 жыл бұрын
I sure hope it rained on your program so you could burn all that brush, have a great weekend Chris and can't wait to see bad Betty in action. Make her earn her keep 😂😂😂
@annafraley53882 жыл бұрын
That unfertal dirt you speak of 25:01 is just what the Loplolly Pines🌲 like to grow in. ✅
@mischef182 жыл бұрын
Coming along well bro, am sure looking forward to see betty on the move to there and earning her keep. Safe travels up your way
@annafraley53882 жыл бұрын
Hope you make a good video of you & Charlie bringing big Berta (Betty) back Up to North Carolina, like all the messing around the the trucking part... 😎👍😎
@gleanerk2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing Chris , enjoyed watching!
@donnamullins20892 жыл бұрын
Therapeutic for me on a Saturday evening. Nothing like the old stumper.
@northmanlogging27692 жыл бұрын
I like to drop stumps on another rooted stump to knock the dirt off, maybe peck at em a bit to loosen it up, then drop em 2-3 times... kind off a let down when you get to the last stump though... no one to smack it against.
@radioace318la2 жыл бұрын
been waiting on this one and Betty making an appearance. Really dig the burn pits. Cheers from Louisiana.
@lightfoot94852 жыл бұрын
Chris tames the stump with his "Saber tooth" Volvo!
@jamesbreault57622 жыл бұрын
Looking pretty good Chris👍👍👍👍👍
@exbrownj2 жыл бұрын
That is a lot of stumps and brush to burn. It would be great to use for hugelkultur mounds or beds.
@terryrogers10252 жыл бұрын
I kind of wondered about tossing the stumps like you do and what would happen if the timing was off or didn’t get it to release, and now I know. It’s about like dumping a load of heavy material from a dump truck and all of the sudden one side gives way on a soft spot with the box about 3/4 of the way up, chances are you going to go for a pucker ride, one sage piece of advice I got when dumping was to keep the windows closed so you wouldn’t be hanging an arm or yourself getting tossed out the window and get injured when it went over. All equipment has its tip point, as humans we will manage to find them at some point.😏😉🙄😁
@davidclaudy48222 жыл бұрын
For us helicopter pilots, it’s called Dynamic Rollover. Very very bad thing to happen. Slope landings are the bane of our existence. 3-5 degrees is the max we should attempt a landing on. Otherwise…..over you go and the rotor smashes the ground and drags the transmission out of its housing. Roll right and the transmission goes away from you. Roll left and it drags it through the back of your head. 🙃
@kevinkenyon70452 жыл бұрын
Chris thanks for sharing! Kevin
@had2galsinthebooth2 жыл бұрын
You didn't get too deep before hitting the blue clay that "won't grow anything" or perc water,maybe that's another reason for shallow roots there,there's no plant food and not much water down deeper! Nothing to eat or drink,I don't think I'd go there either. :)
@robertgeorgewerner2 жыл бұрын
The 220 looked almost like it was in a feeding frenzy when it was working on that pine stump in the middle of the video. Loved the image of forgetting to let go of the stump when you're flinging it. I couldn't get my hand to let go of a little lady finger one time when I was throwing firecrackers.
@deernutOO2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking the extra time to make the video's. Time consuming, but enjoyable for us to watch you work.
@jamesdiehl86902 жыл бұрын
That dirt just doesn't want to turn loose! It must not be PerfectDirt! 😀😃
@dunkilos36322 жыл бұрын
HA! Good one :P
@BillW-NJ2 жыл бұрын
About throwing stumps, I think you should set up a contest at one of your construction conventions to see who can throw a pumpkin the farthest. That stumper looks vicious in the close up view. Great video.
@tomswindler642 жыл бұрын
Great video as always,thanks for the update on Betty,can’t wait to see in action,gonna be making DP jealous again.carry on,and keep on doing what your doing.😎😎😎👍👍👍
@rustysteel87142 жыл бұрын
Chris... you and Dirt Perfect should have a PUMPKIN CHUNK'N contest! 🎃 💡 ACCURACY counts! 🎯 😇
@gwenb45312 жыл бұрын
I find it amazing that you can tell what kind of tree it was just by the stump.
@carlmclelland76242 жыл бұрын
Yea, Chris, but it's SO Satisfying when you feel that one final tap-root snap and you lift "The impossible" stump out of the hole! Great job..........
@shanedavis31582 жыл бұрын
Those are some nice looking equipment
@flatulentguy2 жыл бұрын
this blue clay you are digging here looks similar to the dirt you were digging in your neighbors pond
@r1mein542 жыл бұрын
Charlie is a good friend to have. Did you ever think of fitting a hydraulic powered vibrator motor to shake dirt out of stumps?
@markregler21642 жыл бұрын
Must be a dream to be able to use heavy machinery for stumping. I had to haul out a chestnut stump with a diameter of about 30 inches just using a shovel, a spade and a wood saw.......I think I'll call you next time Chris ;-)
@Damoinion2 жыл бұрын
If your blue clay is anything like what we get here, that burn pit will have a nice thick waterproof fired ceramic shell after you finish burning.
@paveldimov89712 жыл бұрын
Hey Chris.. good video as always! Nice to watch you work while I'm staying home sick..🥺 so I'm always thinking.. isn't there some kind of dirt shaker (vibratory) or something? That would get better shaking off dirt off those roots, which is better burning, and will save you lots of time on lifting/ dropping, plus you won't be getting as much beating up...
@jamesdiehl86902 жыл бұрын
I think that's what kind of clay I have here in KC KS. It's that sticky, solid light gray/blue clay in my back yard. It was used for fill for the back yard, inside of a retaining wall. Grass won't grow, unless I top dress it with good soil and lome.
@stevekissel6052 жыл бұрын
Great video 👍👍
@2putts2win2 жыл бұрын
Getting that poplar stump pulled out was like removing a wisdom tooth.
@randytravis39982 жыл бұрын
Chris we have had rain and snow depends on what map you use it's only a inch away ,, you could burn at my place .. western NY ,, what would be nice if they made one big enough is a dryer drum to shake the tree stumps .. only problem is too be big enough the machine would be over width and over weight to haul on the road ,, would need 4 trailers too haul it ,, keep up the great videos ..
@donaldtrabeaux52352 жыл бұрын
Great job Chris
@losiyotaman2 жыл бұрын
That squeak would drive me nuts lol, can wait to see “betty” in action an showing the newer equipment what old tired iron can do
@doritleis27732 жыл бұрын
The Autumn is to come and with the that the Raintime. The last Root to dig out and all to burn in the Night. And then can you to start the Pond building. The terrain is flat so is not a great Dam to building. But this all is determine to the next video to see. Then you the Pond construction Master. 👍
@j.walker34982 жыл бұрын
So the blue would be great for the core and "liner" ?
@edneialmeida76122 жыл бұрын
Boa tarde muito top Trabalho máquina meu amigo
@cozie85232 жыл бұрын
when I saw those roots hit the wind shield I thought of your cracked screen from a previous upload
@pocomokeforester25042 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to Big Bad Betty!
@wallbawden5511 Жыл бұрын
that stump rake or what every you call it is defiantly a game changer when it comes to stumps i am also amazed at the amount of dirt you can shift with it as well one of the better pieces of equipment you have purchased for sure as before just like the way you go about your chosen profession for sure a professional operator for sure Cheers
@davidclaudy48222 жыл бұрын
I guess the age old adage of “A man’s got to know his limitations “ is appropriate when flinging stumps. If Chris warns about the technique, then I’d take the warning seriously. Never had a chance to run and excavator. Lots of other equipment. It’s on my bucket list.
@AmraphelofShinar2 жыл бұрын
Somebody needs to make a gigantic Christmas tree shaker to get the dirt off of the stumps.
@JR-tu4gd2 жыл бұрын
good idea...Chris bobble-head figurine
@alexlaughton89002 жыл бұрын
I speak for the majority when I say "we want to see the new 977"!!
@davestuart65932 жыл бұрын
Can’t wait to see Betty on the job
@HamiltonvilleFarm2 жыл бұрын
Nice work Chris
@dylan82852 жыл бұрын
Well even if you do set the woods on fire it doesnt look like theres much to burn, very little undergrowth, would be just a ground leaf fire. which wouldn't go very far in a hurry
@GlobalistJuice2 жыл бұрын
I think you had all 100,000 viewers during that outside camera view, clenching grunting flexing & tensing, right along with the 220 as you were wrestling out that one particular tough stump! It's great entertainment, I'll say that!!
@bobolson98652 жыл бұрын
I seen Betty is all loaded and heading home. Put her to work!
@dalecherry40442 жыл бұрын
Got my beer on ice waiting on a 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥.
@rhacker30582 жыл бұрын
One small bottle of Clear-Eyes works every time!! Later
@randycharest45077 ай бұрын
I ENJOYED WATCHING THE VIDEO CHRIS 😊
@justinlarrabee79322 жыл бұрын
I wonder if he ever thinks about investing in some sort of grapple attachment for his 220. Some reason it just seems logical for all the brush he handles. But theres always a method to his madness.
@marlamengarelli95902 жыл бұрын
My name is Bill, I'm using my wife's phone. I really like watching you work. You make that machine look like just an extension of your hand. I love your comments while you work. I love when you work with Mike of Dirt Perfect. You guys are great together.
@jackbelk85272 жыл бұрын
Blue clay is Bentonite based. When a jackrabbit pees on it, you're stuck until it dries.
@scruffy61512 жыл бұрын
I like your anelage of the clay and so true.
@TheHillbillyEngineer2 жыл бұрын
Fire Good!
@JD-zm4eh2 жыл бұрын
Ash dust is hard on engines, lungs, bearings and paint.
@alanletterman2 жыл бұрын
Most people know trees by their canopy. Chris knows trees by their stump.